MahuiaBridgman-Cooper
- Composer
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper is a musician, orchestrator, producer and composer, who has created scores for many celebrated New Zealand films and television shows. After gaining a Masters of Music in performance violin in Australia, he returned to Auckland and began working in the local screen industry. Bridgman-Cooper has composed for such films as Housebound, Shadow in the Cloud, Fantail and Mahana — which won him and Tama Waipara an APRA Silver Scroll for Best Original Score. His TV credits include music for Creamerie, Vegas and many high profile commercials, such as the beloved Ghost Chips road safety campaign.
Screenography
Awards
2025 New Zealand Screen Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Images and Sound Best Original Score - Series: for The Gone Season 2
2023 New Zealand Television Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Best Original Score: for The Gone: season 1, episode 4
“The thing I enjoy the most is the collaboration, because it ties it back to being allowed to explore multiple genres.”